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Increasing crime rate scares away investors

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Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO GOVERNMENT has implored local security companies and the business community to formulate strategies aimed at curbing crime to attract foreign investors in Bulawayo. Speaking during a stakeholders meeting yesterday, Bulawayo Provincial Affairs minister Judith Ncube said increased criminal activities in the city deterred investors from investing in the city. “Security companies…

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BCC to hire 178 vehicles for polio vaccination campaign

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BULAWAYO BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is seeking to hire 178 privateowned vehicles for this month’s national polio vaccination campaign. Polio mainly affects children under five years of age and is transmitted through contaminated water or food, or contact with an infected person. In a statement yesterday, BCC town clerk Christopher Dube said the city was…

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Digital start-ups advised to invest in AI

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A BULAWAYO-BASED technology expert has advised upcoming entrepreneurs to invest in artificial intelligence (AI) to counter financial challenges faced in running their start-ups. Speaking at a workshop last Friday, Bulawayo Tech Hub cofounder Victoria Nxumalo also said more efforts were underway to equip start-ups with advanced digital skills. “There is a need to use new…

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SMEs undergo operational training

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THE government has partnered with various stakeholders to train small and medium enterprises (SMEs) on how to operate and adapt their businesses to the current economic challenges. Speaking at a training programme for SMEs in Bulawayo on Friday, Women Affairs minister Monica Mutsvangwa said while the sector was transforming the country’s economy, it was faced…

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Matabeleland South records an increase in breastfeeding

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THE Zimbabwe Livelihoods Assessment Committee (ZimLAC)’s 2024 report shows that Matabeleland South Province has recorded a significant increase in breastfeeding rates with 85 percent of babies suckling beyond one year. According to the latest report, the province’s breastfeeding rates leaped from 51 percent in 2023 to 85 percent this year. The ZimLAC report attributed the…

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Measures to curb illegal parcelling of State land

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Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO THE government says it is currently devising new measures meant to curb illegal parcelling of State land by land barons. Speaking to the Daily News on the side-lines of a stakeholders meeting in Bulawayo yesterday, minister of Local Government Daniel Garwe said one of the measures would be to ensure land…

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BCC called to formulate e-waste management policy

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Hazel Marimbizain BULAWAYO THE Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) has implored the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to formulate an electronic waste management policy in order to improve electronic refuse collection.Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, MIHR director Khumbulani Maphosa said failure to manage electronic waste posed a health risk to residents.“Electronic waste is a…

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Sustainable financing crucial for family planning

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Hazel Marimbizain BULAWAYO THE Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC) says it is pushing for sustainable financing for contraceptive commodities to ensure the sustainability and accessibility to reproductive health services.Speaking at a stakeholders meeting on Wednesday, ZNFPC chief executive officer Farai Machinga said developing a sustainable financing model was crucial as external funding was diminishing.“The…

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Period poverty force girls out of school – Khupe

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FORMER deputy prime minister in the inclusive government of between 2009 and 2013, Thokozani Khupe, has implored the government to implement period poverty policies saying most girls are being deprived of quality education due to lack of sanitary wear. Speaking at a stakeholders meeting in Bulawayo yesterday, Khuphe said the increase in period poverty hindered…

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Pursue inclusive education, govt told

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THE United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has called on the government to redouble its efforts for enhanced education to ensure all children get the necessary skills to better their lives. Speaking at the 2024 Regional World Children’s Day in Victoria Falls over the weekend, Unicef regional director for Eastern and Southern Africa Etleva Kadilli said…

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